Oh Chit! A gardening technique for taters

[HopeHoops]

16. LOL! Oh yeah. That's all I do now. Consulting and my own company.

I needed some human contact a few years back so I spent three years running a handyman business. I didn't make very much, but I did have challenges (which I like) and a lot of interaction with people from all spectrums. I was in mansions and in the worst parts of Harrisburg and everything in between. I did electrical, plumbing, drywall, wood work, flooring, and pretty much anything I thought I was capable of handling on my own. If I wasn't confident that I could do it, I turned down the job - including one that would have netted me about $40K.

In one case, a woman had a "broken screen door". She was an elderly woman in a very small house. All it needed was a screw to hold the return bar in place. I had one that fit and it took about five minutes. I refused to accept money from her and she wanted to give me a bunch of peaches that she had peeled and sliced. I graciously refused those as well. Sometimes it just isn't right to take money or anything else for doing something. That's the way humans should be.